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2008 World Food Prize Laureates - Dole and McGovern
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Thursday, 19 June 2008
On June 13th former US Senators Robert Dole and George McGovern were named the 2008 winners of the World Food Prize. They won “for the collaborative leadership in encouraging a global commitment to school feeding, which has enhanced school attendance and nutrition for millions of the world’s poorest children, especially girls.”

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Weather plays trump card
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Friday, 06 June 2008

There’s been a great deal of focus on issues surrounding agriculture in the mainstream media lately. The recent UN Food Summit in Rome discussing rising food costs and hunger, the US Farm Bill and the WTO, and the debate on biofuels to name a few. Without question all are critical issues.

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Longer and shorter term ideas to help feed a hungry world
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Sunday, 04 May 2008
A few recent news stories caught my attention on the issues of food shortages and aid and some related potential short and longer term solutions. First, there was a stark difference in the coverage of President Bush’s proposal for more food aid.

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Biotech crops are sprouting up around the globe. The one billion acre milestone for biotech crops planted and harvested has been exceeded. Watch as we meet and pass the two billion mark as well.
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